From Ó Corráin, ‘descendant of Corrán’ — a name built on corr, ‘spear-like’, with septs rooted separately in Cork and Clare.
The Curran certificate.
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Gaelic Origin · Root meaning ‘spear-like’
Curran descends from Ó Corráin, ‘descendant of Corrán’, a personal name built from corr, meaning ‘spear-like’ or ‘pointed’. Two distinct septs carried it forward: one in Muskerry, Co. Cork, the other near Kilrush in Co. Clare, each rising independently in its own territory.
A name honed to a point in two counties at once — Cork and Clare each raised their own Currans, neither owing the other its name.
Irish form: Ó Corráin
